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Cuneiform Tablets Reveal Körzüt Fortress as the Sacred City of Haldi
Recent excavations at Körzüt Fortress in Van, Turkey, have provided crucial insights into Urartian civilization through the discovery and deciphering of cuneiform tablets. These inscriptions confirm that the site was known as “Haldi Patari”, meaning “the Sacred City of Haldi,” dedicated to the chief god Haldi of the Urartian pantheon. Located in the Muradiye district,…